State Public Defender
Data received January 2022 • Positions, full-time/part-time status not provided.
Full-time employees
621
Median pay
$53,688
Average pay
$54,685
State Public Defender
Employees by pay range
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Employees
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| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Kami | Not provided | $41,616 | Dec. 5, 2016 |
| Murrell, Stephen | Not provided | $70,104 | July 16, 2002 |
| Musgrave, Pamela | Not provided | $89,640 | April 17, 2006 |
| Myers, Lucretia | Not provided | $53,688 | June 26, 2019 |
| Nam, Rachael | Not provided | $20,062 | May 17, 2018 |
| Neighbors, Ruth | Not provided | $106,584 | Jan. 29, 1998 |
| Neisler, Katie | Not provided | $26,055 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Nelson, Sheri | Not provided | $74,712 | July 26, 2001 |
| Nesbitt, Shelbi | Not provided | $25,812 | May 29, 2018 |
| Newell, Kimberley | Not provided | $20,133 | Aug. 6, 2018 |
| Nickerson, George | Not provided | $53,688 | Aug. 6, 2001 |
| O'Brien, Kevin | Not provided | $31,955 | Aug. 17, 1998 |
| O'Connor, Robert | Not provided | $33,189 | Oct. 26, 2020 |
| O'Sullivan, Laura | Not provided | $79,800 | Jan. 24, 1994 |
| Odorizzi, Diane | Not provided | $34,392 | March 25, 2013 |
| Oliver, Alaina | Not provided | $41,616 | Jan. 4, 2010 |
| Oliver, Megan | Not provided | $52,368 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| Olson, Kristina | Not provided | $89,640 | Aug. 7, 2000 |
| Oppelt, Charles | Not provided | $74,712 | April 4, 2005 |
| Ortiz, Justin | Not provided | $46,164 | Sept. 18, 2017 |
| Pagan, Paulette | Not provided | $58,476 | Oct. 30, 2017 |
| Page, Ian | Not provided | $56,819 | Feb. 1, 2005 |
| Palmer, Carol | Not provided | $53,688 | April 29, 2019 |
| Palmer, Matthew | Not provided | $56,684 | Sept. 17, 2018 |
| Parker, John | Not provided | $53,248 | July 22, 2019 |
| Parks, Heidi | Not provided | $41,616 | Jan. 13, 2014 |
| Parrish, Michelle | Not provided | $50,388 | May 29, 2018 |
| Pasley, Devon | Not provided | $80,712 | June 30, 2009 |
| Patterson, Stacy | Not provided | $89,640 | Jan. 5, 2004 |
| Pawlowicz, Daniel | Not provided | $59,844 | July 31, 2017 |
| Payne, Kimberly | Not provided | $41,616 | March 28, 2002 |
| Pelz, Emily | Not provided | $51,708 | Nov. 12, 2019 |
| Percival, Rosemary | Not provided | $96,664 | Oct. 1, 1994 |
| Perry, Dwayne | Not provided | $89,784 | Jan. 1, 1989 |
| Phoenix, Lindsey | Not provided | $70,104 | Feb. 21, 2012 |
| Piatt, Christopher | Not provided | $79,800 | June 5, 2013 |
| Picker, Chad | Not provided | $74,712 | Oct. 10, 2000 |
| Pierce, Kristie | Not provided | $53,688 | May 4, 2016 |
| Pike, Christopher | Not provided | $70,469 | May 21, 2007 |
| Pilkington, Jeremy | Not provided | $67,830 | Sept. 27, 2010 |
| Plank, Marsha | Not provided | $77,280 | April 15, 1996 |
| Platt, David | Not provided | $51,708 | Nov. 12, 2019 |
| Poe, Patricia | Not provided | $61,896 | Aug. 1, 2016 |
| Porter, Jill | Not provided | $74,712 | Aug. 20, 2003 |
| Powell, Amanda | Not provided | $32,924 | June 1, 2005 |
| Prado, Sonia | Not provided | $31,188 | April 26, 2016 |
| Prenger, Myrna | Not provided | $44,784 | Aug. 12, 1992 |
| Prenger, Susan | Not provided | $31,188 | June 29, 2009 |
| Price, Tamara | Not provided | $44,784 | July 1, 2001 |
| Puhr, Stephanie | Not provided | $70,104 | June 23, 2009 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.